Mom arrested for tattooing heart on 11-year-old daughter

A mother of an 11-year old was arrested after tattooing a heart on her own daughter. Most states require a person to be 18-years old or have parent’s permission to get a tattoo at a shop. It is illegal to tattoo a minor in North Carolina, where the arrest happened, regardless of parental consent.

Odessa Clay, 30, was arrested in September for tattooing her daughter last year. She told police that her daughter wanted a heart tattoo and she didn’t know it was illegal.